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Job Description

Fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9071.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Jewelers”.

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Tasks for “Jewelry Inspector”

Construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.
Fabricate, modify, or repair jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.
Research and analyze reference materials, and consult with interested parties in order to develop new products or modify existing designs.
Remove molds from cast articles, clean them, and apply shellac and powder to preserve them for reuse.
Write or modify design specifications such as the metal contents and weights of items.
Press models into clay, and build up clay around exposed parts of models to retain plaster.
Build sand molds in flasks, following patterns and heat flasks to dry and harden molds, using furnaces or torches.
Examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
Chase decorative designs on silver blanks that are to be used as models for steel production dies.
Pour molten metal alloys or other materials into molds in order to cast models of jewelry.
Grade stones based on their color, perfection, and quality of cut.
Design and fabricate molds, models, and machine accessories, and modify hand tools used to cast metal and jewelry pieces.
Alter existing jewelry mountings in order to reposition jewels or to adjust mountings.
Mark and drill holes in jewelry mountings in order to center stones according to design specifications.
Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
Compute costs of labor and materials in order to determine production costs of products and articles.
Clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
Cut designs in molds or other materials to be used as models in the fabrication of metal and jewelry products.
Burn grooves or crevices in molds in order to correct defects, using soldering guns.
Plate articles such as jewelry pieces and watch dials, using silver, gold, nickel, or other metals.
Cut, shape, and smooth gemstones, pearls, and metal pieces, using abrasives, grinding stones, and power and hand tools.
Remove mold castings from metal or jewelry workpieces, and place workpieces in water or on trays to cool.
Determine appraised values of diamonds and other gemstones based on price guides, market fluctuations, and stone grades and rarity.
Select and acquire metals and gems for designs.
Record the weights and processing times of finished pieces.
Melt and roll out metal into sheets or bars, and stamp out jewelry such as gold and silver chains, using presses or dies.
Mark, engrave, or emboss designs on metal pieces such as castings, wire, or jewelry, following specifications.
Position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
Create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
Examine gemstone surfaces and internal structures to evaluate genuineness, quality, and value, using polariscopes, refractometers, and other optical instruments.
Assemble and secure mold sections used to cast metal articles and pieces.
Immerse gemstones in chemical solutions to determine specific gravity and other key properties necessary for identification and appraisal.
Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
Buy and sell jewelry, or serve as agents between buyers and sellers.
Weigh, mix, and melt metal alloys or materials needed for jewelry models.
Create new jewelry designs and modify existing designs, using computers as necessary.
Lay out designs on metal stock, and cut along markings to fabricate pieces used to cast metal molds.
Rotate molds in order to distribute molten material and prevent formation of air pockets.
Soften metal to be used in designs by heating it with a gas torch and shape it, using hammers and dies.
Place metal samples in frames, pack raw rubber around samples, and clamp samples, frames, and rubber into vulcanizing machines.

Related Technology & Tools

Mini shears
Pneumatic gravers
Fretz hammers
Rolling mills
Parallel pliers
Hole punch pliers
Mini bench vises
Magnetic tumblers
Jewelry mandrels
Banding pliers
Ring holding pliers
Beading tweezers
Ring sizing sets
Split ring pliers
Ultrasonic cleaners
Vacuum pumps
Bristle brushes
Case presses
Soldering tweezers
Dial gauges
Cordless power drills
Oblique end cutters
Utility tweezers
Draw tongs
Scratch brushes
Diamond testers
Wire brushes
Eye protection
Ring rollers
Bead reamers
Gem tweezers
Battery testers
Plastic coated tweezers
Wire looping pliers
Engraving tools
Digital calipers
Cross locking tweezers
Side cutters
Chasing hammers
Blow torches
Chasing tools
Handheld magnifiers
Wire twisting pliers
Ring looping pliers
Precision screwdriver sets
Polariscopes
Flush cutters
Steam cleaners
Hand files
Digital gauges
Gem gauges
Belt sanders
Bow closing pliers
Polishing wheels
Bench top polishers
Jewelers' chain-nose pliers
Wire cutting tools
Soldering guns
Curved nose pliers
Tweezer nose pliers
Pen platers
Rosary pliers
Diagonal cutters
Dapping tools
Beading tools
Flux brushes
Jump ring makers
Laser welders
Polishing units
Ring cutters
Fume hoods
Bench knives
Bench refractometers
Engraving blocks
Loop closing pliers
Awl sets
Jeweler's loupes
Texture hammers
Pattern tweezers
Grinding stones
Round nose pliers
Metal stamping dies
Casting torches
Digital scales
Flat nose pliers
Pocket crimpers
Micro pliers
Mini tweezers
Solder cutting pliers
Sable brushes
Ring stretcher/reducers
Gemological microscopes
Bending pliers
Burnishing tools
Milgrain machines
Jewelry scissors
Air compressors
Watch hand removers
Gem holders
Respirators
Nylon pliers
Ball peen hammers
Precision rulers
Drill presses
Bent chain nose pliers
Electric hot plates
Micro bevel cutters
Stone setting pliers
Mallets
Milgrain tools
Bail pliers
Light boxes
Embossing hammers
Bow opening pliers
Specialty forming pliers

Web browser software
Inventory tracking software
Jewelry store point of sale POS software
Customer information databases
Computer assisted jewelry design CAD software
Intuit QuickBooks
Retail management software